Investment Securities (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Loan maturity distribution by type and related interest rate
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Less than one year, Value	$ 2,072	$ 2,082
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Less than one year, Yield	0.68%	0.68%
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, One to Five Years, Value	1,001	1,387
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, One to Five Years, Yield	2.12%	2.14%
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Five to Ten Years, Value	8,317	10,583
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Five to Ten Years, Yield	2.92%	2.91%
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Over Ten Years, Value	37,136	40,972
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Over Ten Years, Yield	2.50%	2.54%
Investment securities available for sale, Value	48,526us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities	55,024us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Securities, Yield Total	2.48%	2.54%
US Government agencies [Member]
Loan maturity distribution by type and related interest rate
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Less than one year, Value
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Less than one year, Yield
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, One to Five Years, Value	1,001	988
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, One to Five Years, Yield	2.12%	2.12%
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Five to Ten Years, Value
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Five to Ten Years, Yield
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Over Ten Years, Value	7,700	7,569
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Over Ten Years, Yield	2.43%	2.43%
Investment securities available for sale, Value	8,701	8,557
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Securities, Yield Total	2.39%	2.39%
SBA securities [Member]
Loan maturity distribution by type and related interest rate
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Less than one year, Value
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Less than one year, Yield
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, One to Five Years, Value
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, One to Five Years, Yield
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Five to Ten Years, Value
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Five to Ten Years, Yield
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Over Ten Years, Value	5,207	5,154
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Over Ten Years, Yield	1.86%	1.88%
Investment securities available for sale, Value	5,207	5,154
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Securities, Yield Total	1.86%	1.88%
States and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Loan maturity distribution by type and related interest rate
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Less than one year, Value	2,072	2,082
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Less than one year, Yield	0.68%	0.68%
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, One to Five Years, Value		399
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, One to Five Years, Yield		3.14%
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Five to Ten Years, Value	7,068	8,465
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Five to Ten Years, Yield	3.13%	3.23%
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Over Ten Years, Value	5,144	5,854
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Over Ten Years, Yield	2.93%	3.00%
Investment securities available for sale, Value	14,284	16,800
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Securities, Yield Total	2.69%	2.82%
Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Loan maturity distribution by type and related interest rate
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Less than one year, Value
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Less than one year, Yield
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, One to Five Years, Value
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, One to Five Years, Yield
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Five to Ten Years, Value	1,249	2,118
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Five to Ten Years, Yield	1.75%	1.66%
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Over Ten Years, Value	19,085	22,395
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Maturities, Over Ten Years, Yield	2.59%	2.62%
Investment securities available for sale, Value	$ 20,334	$ 24,513
Available-for-sale Securities, Contractual Securities, Yield Total	2.54%	2.54%

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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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